Punctuate a simple text about Rita.

Hi My name is Rita Im twelve years old and I live in Israel I love dancing Its my favorite hobby I don't like ballet but I like salsa I go to salsa lessons after school The teacher is really good At the end of the year we had a salsa show We had a lot of fun and everyone said we were very good We made a lot of money from the tickets The money is to help sick children Dancing takes lots of time Sometimes I don't have time for my homework And I want to watch television but I don't have time That is my biggest problem

Choose the word in the text that needs a capital letter.

hi! i'm roberto. i'm eleven years old. i come from brazil. i don't like sport very much, and i'm not very good at it. i like music. my hobby is playing the guitar. sometimes i play at concerts with other kids. the only problem that my big brother plays the guitar too, and there is only one guitar in the house. he doesn't want me to give the guitar. he wants it all the time! it's a problem! last month a famous rock singer came to brazil, and i went to the concert with  my brother. it was cool!

CPC. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

e.g.: Oн художник. He is an artist.

1. Он ученик.

2. Я не студент.

3. Это дом.

4. Она красивая.

5. Она учитель?

6. Мы люди Казахстана.

7. Мне холодно.

8. Эта ручка черная.

9. Мы правы.

10. Ты дома?

11. Они в Лондоне.

12. Это не соль. Это - сахар.

13.  Это наши куртки?

14.  Яблоки большие и сладкие.

15. Это моя сестра Бетти, а это ее муж Том и их дети.

16. Это не её ручка.

17. Это твой рисунок.

18. Чьи это вещи? – Это наши вещи.

19. Джорж ниже, чем он?

20. Это я.

Use of English

Countable/ Uncountable nouns.

Countable nouns are those which we can count. They can be in singular or plural forms. e.g.: an apple, five apples Use a/an with countable nouns in the singular. e.g.: a cap, an orange Use a before consonant sounds (/d/, /b/, /k/ etc) e.g.: a dog Use an before vowel sounds (/a/, /e/, /o/ etc) e.g.: an hour Use the to talk about something that we have mentioned before or which is already known. e.g.: There is a book on the table. The book is thick. Uncountable nouns are those which we cannot count. They can be only in singular number. e.g.: bread, meat Use some with uncountable nouns. e.g.: some milk, some sugar You can use countable and uncountable nouns in phrases of quantity such as: slice, piece, carton, loaf, kilo, packet, cup, bottle, glass + of e.g.: a bottle of milk, a kilo of apples

Study the tables and then complete the rules.

Singular Plural Singular Plural book table cliff chair roof berry books tables cliffs chairs roofs berries match dress journey tomato tax knife matches dresses journeys tomatoes taxes knives Singular Plural knife loaf knives loaves Most nouns and also nouns ending in a vowel + y take _____ in the plural. Nouns ending in a consonant + y, drop the _____ and take _____. Nouns ending in s, ss, sh, ch, x and o take _____ in the plural. Some nouns ending -f or -fe drop the _____ or _____ and takes _____ to form their plural. But cliff – cliff_____.

Write the plural forms of the words below:

1. tomato 2) life 3) cherry 4) leaf 5) boy 6) cliff 7) butterfly 8) roof 9) orange 10) parrot

Say, which nouns are countable and which are uncountable, then fill a, an or some.

1. accommodation, 2) advice, 3) carrot, 4) table, 5) baggage, 6) bread, 7) furniture, 8) tooth, 9) luggage, 10) child, 11) money, 12) coin, 13) news, 14) travel, 15) onion, 16) work 17) dress 18) information 19) sugar 20) milk

Fill in the correct word(s) from the list below.

slice, bottle, glass, packet, bowl, loaf, cup, carton, piece

three _____ of wine, four _____ of sugar, eight _____ of milk, nine_____ of coffee, a dozen _____ of butter, five _____ of cake, ten _____ of water, it is a _____ of bread, cutting from a _____ of bread

Write a or an.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Which article a or an can be put before the following words or phrases? Write the words or phrases into the correct column. a an

1) elephant, 2) book, 3) ear, 4) car, 5) invitation, 6) answer, 7) zebra, 8) school, 9) MP, 10) astronaut, 11) umbrella, 12) doll, 13) bill, 14) animal, 15) university, 16) computer, 17) hour, 18) apple, 19) table, 20) question

Write a or an into the gaps.

e.g.: He is reading an interesting book.

1. There is ____ old table in the living room.

2. I have ____ great idea.

3. Every big city has ____ airport.

4. My brother is ____ honest person.

5. I want to be ____ doctor.

6. Look! There is ____ big cloud over there.

7. This is ____ car.

8. She is drinking ____ cap of coffee.

9. He has ____ terrible headache.

10. This car does 170 miles ____ hour.

Complete the following sentences with a, an or the.

e.g.: There is a book on the table. The book is very interesting.

1. I have ____ dog. ____ dog is big.

2. I’ve got two cars ___ white is called Elise, __black one is called Tom.

3. He has ___ bicycle.

4. It is ___ funny animal.

5. He buys ___ magazine every day.

6. Jack has ___ uncle in London.

7. Is ___ ant ___ insect?

8. She needs ___ blue pencil.

9. There is ___ plate on the table. ____plate is white.

10. The speed of his car was 170 miles ___ hour.